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    AceByTerror

    Some new stuff emerges from the wood storm in my garage! Wood Handled Brushes! [PICS]

    Thread Starter: AceByTerror

    Hi gents! Been a while since my last update from the garage! I thought I'd share with you the latest stuff to emerge from the wood shavings :) I've been experimenting with some new techniques, inspired here and there by some of the work of you fine folks here and elsewhere. This first...

    Last Post By: FL shaver Today, 07:39 PM Go to last post
    l0pht

    New DE shaver

    Thread Starter: l0pht

    After many years of Mach 3 shaves and shaving gel I was cruising The Wirecutter and found out they recommended the Merkur safety razor as their top shaver. I started researching this whole "wet shaving" and "de shaving" concept and made the purchase of my Merkur 180, feather blades, brush and ToBS...

    Last Post By: Chadao Today, 07:38 PM Go to last post
    bluemantra

    What Aftershave did you use today?

    Thread Starter: bluemantra

    I used Penhaligon's English Fern AS to celebrate St. Patricks Day.

    Last Post By: Den Today, 07:38 PM Go to last post
    Saxman11290

    Amazon introduces "Men's Grooming Store"

    Thread Starter: Saxman11290

    News broke today about Amazon introducing a "Men's Grooming Store" section of their vast online retailing website. When I first heard about this, I thought "Oh wow, maybe there has been some significant culture shift, and there will be promotion of a return to traditional wet shaving / DE /...

    Last Post By: turtle Today, 07:38 PM Go to last post
    scoran

    Walking the Razor's Edge - Knowing When to Change Blades

    Thread Starter: scoran

    Just saw a good post about having a strict system for blade changing, but I'm more of a go-by-feel kind of guy. What are your tried-and-true techniques for knowing when a blade is past its prime? Especially when you are trying out new blades?

    Last Post By: newporta Today, 07:37 PM Go to last post
    Balj86

    Whats your soap for today?

    Thread Starter: Balj86

    Theres a long thread on "Whats your Brush for today...?". Don't know if it's been created for shaving soap, but it's worth a shot :biggrin1:! Today I used the almight "MWF!" What did you guys use?

    Last Post By: Den Today, 07:37 PM Go to last post
    Brokenshadow

    Lathering advice

    Thread Starter: Brokenshadow

    Hey all. I have a question about lathering. Try as I might, I can never seem to get the thick, pillowy looking lather I see people posting on here all the time. I've read through all the lathering tutorials, and I can't quite figure out what I'm not getting. Lathering goes as follows. 1....

    Last Post By: Goden Today, 07:37 PM Go to last post
    Con75

    Hello from Russia!

    Thread Starter: Con75

    Hello from Saint-Petrsburg, Russia! I'm a big fan of wet-shaving and want to say hello to everybody from Saint-Petersburg(Russia) this town of Pushkin, Dostoevsky, other famous people and Tsars who (I suppose) used to be a wet-shaving men. The reason to become a registered member is to learn...

    Last Post By: sylynce Today, 07:37 PM Go to last post
    Chadly

    Mowing through 3.5 days growth

    Thread Starter: Chadly

    Well because of life I was too busy to shave this weekend, and then woke up too late to shave this morning. So tonight I tried to shave three and a half days worth of thick growth. I got a pretty miserable shave. I didn't wind up with any nicks and just a tiny spot of burn but not at all a close...

    Last Post By: Dalejr Today, 07:37 PM Go to last post
    Foyle

    Who's got a rubber Marvy mug for their soap?

    Thread Starter: Foyle

    I just ordered a rubber Marvy mug to put some soap in, and I just realized how big this thing is according to the dimensions. Do any of you gents have one of these? How does it work? I'm wondering if I made a mistake here and should have gone with something a little smaller.

    Last Post By: mikeadams Today, 07:37 PM Go to last post